A

FRENCH READING BOOK:

CONTAINING

I. SELECTIONS FROM THE BEST FRENCH WRITERS, WITH REFER-
ENCES TO THE AUTHOR'S FRENCH GRAMMAR.

II. THE MASTER-PIECES OF MOLIÈRE, RACINE, BOILEAU, AND

VOLTAIRE.

WITH

EXPLANATORY NOTES, BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES, AND
A VOCABULARY.

BY

WILLIAM I. KNAPP, A. M.,

PROFESSOR OF MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE IN MADISON UNIVERSITY.

NEW YORK:

HARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS,

FRANKLIN SQUARE.